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The fantasy football stars are aligning for Jayden Daniels in 2025
(This article was written with the assistance of Castmagic, an AI tool, and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) If you're a fantasy football manager searching for some upside excitement in 2025, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are impossible to ignore. On the latest Yahoo Fantasy Forecast, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski dived into potential 'carnival offenses' for next season — teams with explosive, bankable playmakers and questionable defenses that force their QBs into shootout scenarios every week. In that landscape, Daniels' fantasy profile has never looked brighter. Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. Advertisement Both Harmon and Pianowski are bullish on the Commanders' ability to rack up points. As Matt says, Washington's offense is 'too big to fail' — a top-five or top-six unit is well within reach, especially given the creative influence of OC Kliff Kingsbury and the arrival of Daniels' dual-threat abilities. Daniels' rookie campaign in 2024 already teased fantasy stardom thanks to his dynamic rushing — Pianowski even predicted Daniels could run for 1,000 yards. For fantasy, that's a solid floor, especially when you consider how well Kingsbury managed to scheme up success for him late last season. While Harmon wishes they'd added one more pass catcher alongside Terry McLaurin (who is entering his age-30 season) and Deebo Samuel Sr. (age-29, with many miles already run), he's still buying the overall Washington package thanks to Daniels' talent. The backfield could use another playmaker, but the existing setup — combined with Daniels' rushing upside — still projects a ton of weekly fantasy value. Advertisement [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] There's some question about the pass-catcher depth for Daniels, but with Kingsbury's ability to manufacture offense and a narrow concentration of targets, the Commanders should keep finding the end zone. Pianowski remarked, 'They're going to try to outscore everybody ... there are going to be a lot of 30-27 games. Or they're going to be 40-37. I don't know. But there's going to be a lot of fun in D.C.' What makes Daniels especially appealing for fantasy isn't just the offensive weapons or scheme — it's the Washington defense. Both Harmon and Pianowski agree the Commanders' defense doesn't offer much resistance. Harmon notes there's 'not nearly enough juice up front from a pass-rushing standpoint' and 'the secondary is questionable.' In other words, shootouts and high-volume scenarios will be the norm. This is exactly what you want for a fantasy QB: forced volume, plenty of chances to rack up both passing and rushing stats and consistent comeback or high-scoring game scripts. Advertisement While there's plenty to love, both analysts wish the Commanders had added another playmaking receiver or running back to boost the ceiling further. They also note that while continuity at quarterback and coordinator helps, the receiver group's age and durability raise some long-term questions. Still, this doesn't really threaten Daniels' weekly upside in 2025. Based on Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski's discussion, Jayden Daniels is shaping up as a premier fantasy asset for 2025. He offers elite weekly upside, a packed schedule of shootouts and clear trust from his play-callers. If you're looking for a quarterback who can vault into the very top tiers, especially outside of the Allen/Jackson tier, Jayden Daniels should absolutely be on your shortlist. If you want fun, volume and fantasy gold at quarterback for 2025, target Jayden Daniels and enjoy the ride. Just be ready for the fireworks (and keep one eye on that Washington defense, praying it stays as leaky as ever).
Daily Record
02-06-2025
- Daily Record
Who were Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr shot dead in Spain
Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr - who were both major players in the Lyons crime clan - were killed at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola, Andalucia on Saturday. Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were among Scotland's most high profile underworld figures before they were shot dead at a bar in Spain. The pair - who were both major players in the Lyons crime clan - were killed at Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola, Andalucia on Saturday. Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Jnr, 46, have been involved in a bloody rivalry with the Daniel group dating back more than 20 years. The gangland execution comes amidst a violent turf war that has been raging across Scotland since March. The Daniels and Lyons crime families have been linked to the fresh feud after a series of assaults, shootings and firebombings across Glasgow and Edinburgh. The war first erupted following a fallout between rival gangsters after a £500k stash of cocaine was reportedly swiped from under the nose of Dubai-based "Mr Big" known as Ross McGill. Spanish detectives have yet to confirm if the double murder on the Costa del Sol is connected to the recent violence, which has resulted in more than 30 arrests. However, the shooting on Saturday is the most significant gangland development since 2010 when Daniels' enforcer Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll was shot dead in an Asda car park. Ross Monaghan Monaghan first hit headlines when he was arrested as a suspect for the infamous Asda car park shooting in Robroyston. Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll, 29, had at the time been responsible for a series of so-called "alien abductions" across central Scotland. The kidnappings were described in such a way as the victims, who were tortured and robbed, told police they couldn't remember anything about their ordeal. Carroll attended a lunchtime business meeting in the supermarket car park on 13 January 2010. He was sat in the back of a black Audi A3 when a speeding Volkswagen Golf screeched to a halt in front of the vehicle. Carroll's two associates fled leaving him trapped in the back of the three-door car. Two masked men emerged from the Golf and opened fire, shattering the rear passenger windows. Carroll was shot 13 times in the head and chest in an attack that lasted 25 seconds. Monaghan was arrested in August 2010, just 10 days before his partner gave birth to their daughter. He spent six months on remand only to be acquitted of the murder in May 2012 after a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to convict him. Monaghan said at the time: "It's been a nightmare. I'm glad to get this over. I've always said it was nothing to do with me." Less than five years later Monaghan was shot in the shoulder outside a Glasgow primary school after dropping his child off. When the gunman opened fire, he was pushing a child's buggy on Muirdykes Road near St George's Primary, Penilee. Two associates of the Daniel clan were both cleared of the attack at a trial but were later convicted for other organised crime offences. Following the school shooting, Monaghan is believed to have moved to Spain. He was the owner of Monaghan's bar in the Costa del Sol, where he was slain. Eddie Lyons Jnr Some 18 years ago, Eddie Lyons Jnr survived a previous attempt on his life when he was ambushed by Kevin Carroll in Bellshill, Lanarkshire. It followed an incident which was widely credited with taking the rivalry with the Daniels to another level. Carroll allegedly used a 4x4 and a tow rope to topple the headstone of Eddie Jnr's brother, Garry, in November 2006. Garry was only eight when he died of leukaemia in 1991. The desecration of his grave marked a new low - and the following month two men in a blue Mazda pulled up outside a garage in Lambhill, in the north of Glasgow. Raymond Anderson and James McDonald put on old man face masks then walked into Applerow Motors, off the busy Balmore Road, and opened fire. The owner, David Lyons, took cover but his 21-year-old nephew Michael - Eddie Jnr's cousin - was shot dead. Steven Lyons, another cousin, was injured along with his associate Robert Pickett. The hitmen were enforcers for the Daniel crime clan, believed to have been led by the late Jamie Daniel. Eddie's father ended up in the dock four years later after he admitted racking up more than £250,000 in mortgage frauds by giving lenders fake income details. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard he bought property in East Kilbride and Cumbernauld by self-certifying on mortgage applications. Eddie Jnr and Monaghan later appeared before the same court but were cleared of a vicious street attack on three men outside a bar in East Dunbartonshire which took place in April 2016. The trial collapsed, however, when two of the alleged victims said they had no memory of what had happened to them. The pair remained close friends and had were understood to have just watched the Champions League final in Monaghan's Bar on Saturday night before they were shot dead at close range.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A year ago, Trump was convicted of 34 felonies. What happened at the trial?
May 30 marks one year since President Donald Trump, then a former president and the presumptive Republican nominee, was convicted on criminal charges. The New York case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was the only of four cases brought against Trump that went to trial before he was elected for a second, nonconsecutive term. The jury's guilty verdicts after more than six weeks of testimony made history as Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a crime. It also makes him the first president elected with a criminal conviction. Outside the courthouse, the trial became a political spectacle. Inside, people on the stand were getting emotional, contemptuous and saucy. Here is a look back at the historic trial: More: Trump trial sketches show a tearful Hope Hicks, indignant Stormy Daniels and 'Sleepy Don' Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records. At the heart of the case is former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's $130,000 payment to Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump ahead of the 2016 election. Cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws in 2018 in relation to the payment. Trump denies Daniels' claim that they had sex in 2006 while he was married to Melania Trump. Prosecutors argued that Trump falsified business records to conceal that crime, which would constitute a felony. Much of the testimony set the scene for how Trump's campaign dealt with negative stories. Trump allies became concerned about his standing with women after the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape recording him talking about grabbing women's genitals came out in 2016, as a few witnesses testified. In one of the most highly anticipated testimonies of the trial, porn star Stormy Daniels told jurors about the alleged affair. Daniels' testimony included intimate details about the alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, including that he greeted her in silk or satin pajamas and had gold tweezers in his bathroom. She said the evening left her shaking, and that she didn't say no but, "didn't say anything at all." Trump's defense lawyer Todd Blanche requested a mistrial after Daniels' testimony, saying portions of her testimony were "dog whistle for rape," and could make the jury prejudicial against Trump, which the judge denied. During summations, to bolster the case that the hush money payment was a campaign finance law violation, a prosecutor said jurors might not care about the alleged encounter, but the American public should have been able to choose that for themselves ahead of the 2016 election. The trial lasted for more than six weeks altogether, and more than 20 witnesses were called. Here are some of the big names who testified: David Pecker, the former CEO and president of American Media Inc., the parent company of tabloid National Enquirer. Rhona Graff, Donald Trump's former executive assistant. Keith Davidson, a lawyer who represented former Playboy model Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in their 2016 hush money deals. Hope Hicks, the Trump 2016 presidential campaign press secretary and later the communications director in Trump's White House starting in September 2017. Stormy Daniels, who claims she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and was paid to keep quiet about it ahead of the 2016 election. Michael Cohen, former lawyer and political fixer for Trump. Robert Costello, a republican lawyer with ties to Trump's legal team. Trump himself did not testify at the trial. Judge Juan Merchan held Trump in criminal contempt for multiple gag order violations. Merchan had issued a gag order prohibiting Trump from publicly commenting on the participation of potential witnesses, court staff, prosecutors and family members of the court. In the first week of the trial, prosecutors told Merchan that Trump had violated the order a total of 10 times with posts on Truth Social and Trump's campaign website. "This Court's Expanded Order is lawful and unambiguous," Merchan wrote in his decision. "Defendant violated the Order by making social media posts about known witnesses pertaining to their participation in this criminal proceeding and by making public statements about jurors in this criminal proceeding." While Trump was under a gag order himself, that didn't stop his supporters from coming out to publicly bemoan the trial. Several Republican officials traveled to Manhattan to bash the judge, the witnesses and the case. Among those who made appearances at the courthouse was Vice President JD Vance; at the time an Ohio senator on the shortlist to be picked to be Trump's running mate. Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz (later initially nominated by Trump for U.S. attorney general), Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida. and Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas also attended the trial. "The president is expected to sit here for six weeks to listen to the Michael Cohens of the world," Vance posted on X while attending the trial. "I'm now convinced the main goal of this trial is psychological torture. But Trump is in great spirits." Contributing: Bart Jansen, USA TODAY Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Trump hush money trial: What happened before guilty verdict?
Leader Live
28-05-2025
- Leader Live
Court: Flintshire man jailed for indecent images offences
Christopher Daniels, of Alyn Road, Buckley, appeared at Mold Crown Court via a video link from HMP Berwyn on Wednesday afternoon. The 51-year-old previously admitted making indecent images of children at category A, B and C. The charges also led to a breach of his SHPO, handed down in 2017. Dafydd Roberts, prosecuting, told the court that after being sentenced for making indecent images in 2017, Daniels was given a six month custodial sentence and a SHPO, which prevented him from using any file shares or anonymity software. In November 2022, North Wales Police searched Daniels' address and found indecent images, leading to his arrest. He was later released under investigation, but searches of his devices led to a total of 324 still images being found and one moving. A total of 147 were Cat A, 74 and the moving image were Cat B and there were 113 Cat C images. The children depicted were both male and female ranging from the ages of four to 12. When interviewed by police, Daniels continued to deny any knowledge of the images that were found on his devices. The defendant had six previous convictions for 13 offences. Myles Wilson, defending, told the court that Daniels has "unresolved personal trauma" from both childhood and adulthood. He was described as an "anxious individual" who has become "isolated in recent years" and has been "targeted by locals" near to where he lives. Mr Wilson also read out the conclusions of a psychiatric report on Daniels, which suggested he would benefit from "therapeutic intervention" and suggested that there was a realistic chance at rehabilitation. Daniels was described as being "desperate to get some help". Sentencing, Judge Rhys Rowlands said that it was "abundantly" clear that Daniels didn't intend to comply with the initial SHPO. MOST READ: Dad describes how joy turned to terror and panic at Liverpool victory parade Man who had 'large kitchen knife' in public among those sentenced in court He said that Daniels' acts were "calculated" and "depraved", and that he showed "sophistication" in the way he stored them. Judge Rowlands added that there was "no realistic chance of rehabilitation at this time". Daniels was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, 12 for the Category A images and six for the breach of the SHPO. A new SHPO has been issued, which will last 10 years from the day of sentencing.
Business Mayor
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Eugene Daniels Talks Imposter Syndrome in Alma Mater Commencement Address (First Look)
Eugene Daniels departed Colorado State University in 2012 with a dream—and a B.A. in journalism. 13 years later, he's returning to his alma mater to address its graduating Class of 2025 as the co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend, one of the centerpieces of the network's revamped programming schedule. In between those tentpole life events, Daniels had a run at Politico and also served as president of the White House Correspondents' Association, emceeing its annual dinner this year. The long, challenging road to his current perch was one of the subjects that he addressed in his commencement speech. After exclusively revealing the news of Daniels' CSU return in March, TVNewser provides a first look at some of his prepared remarks, which were delivered to 5,500 graduating students on May 16 inside the the university's Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. The Weekend co-host spoke about how graduates who hope to change the world need to also take care that the world doesn't change them first. Additionally, Daniels addressed the importance of navigating around the roadblock of imposter syndrome, using his own experience regularly showing up in the halls of power within Washington, D.C. as an example. Read exclusive excerpts from Daniels' commencement speech below: This month, I became the co-host of a national show at MSNBC. What I learned was that not everyone is going to get you. And that is okay. Because you all have come through the mean streets of FoCo, baby. You all have been tested and tested and you have come out on the other side rocking robes and tassels. The world is going to try and change you. People and institutions are going to try and bend you to their purpose and their expectations of you should be. They will challenge who you know you are, the person you've spent all this time discovering and excavating. But you have to remember that you, as is, belong in that meeting, in that research facility, in that doctor's chair, in whatever room you find yourself in… Now I'm not saying it's easy. Because trust me it is not. Imposter Syndrome is real and that little monster is always ready to rear his nasty little head. […] See when you accept every piece of yourself, when you accept all of your sharp edges and weird quirks, and you walk up into that room as your full self, you not only push past that fear, but you change the very nature and feel of that room.
